MEMS Telescope for Extreme Lightning(MTEL) of Ewha's Research Team Takes Off in Russian Satellite
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MEMS Telescope for Extreme Lightning(MTEL) of Ewha's Research Team Takes Off in Russian Satellite
The main telescope and camera loaded on Russian science satellite ‘Soyuz 2’ was developed by the research team led by Professor Park Il-heung at the Department of Physics of Ewha Womans University. The satellite ‘Soyuz 2’ successfully launched on September 18th to study the extreme discharge phenomenon in higher atmosphere, which became known recently as mega lightning. The main telescope are used to instantly trace and picture the source of light that travels at light's speed for the first time in the world.
The telescope, MEMS Telescope for Extreme Lightning(MTEL), also known as the world's first next generation space telescope, is armed with multiple functions, including wide view surveillance and ultra high-speed telescoping and tracing functions. If the telescope operates on the International Space Station, it can trace the source of light and objects on the earth, which travel at light's speed. When operating on the earth's surface, it can trace and photograph a fired billet that travels at 1 meter away.
Park's research team at Ewha Womans University has filed application for 28 patents to core technology for cameras, mirrors, and telescope and in Korea and broad. The operational principle of the space telescope and its production process, and the results of tests was introduced as 'News Breaks' in the February issue of the 'Laser Focus World', a world renowned journal in the field of optic technology and also in 'Optics Express', an international journal in optic field last December and March this year.
Professor Park said, "This new telescope will examine lightnings of higher atmosphere and particles of the universe and devote to explaining the correlations between the Earth and the universe. The newest telescopes will be loaded on Russian Satellites every 2 years."
Ewha Womans University will be boasting excellent research capacity in the field of universe research. The research team is planning to develop a telescope that is thirty times the size of the existing telescopes and load it on the Russian satellite with the 'Ewha' symbol on it in 2011. In addition, Ewha is working on telescopes used on small satellites of NASA and on Korean satellites.
The telescope, MEMS Telescope for Extreme Lightning(MTEL), also known as the world's first next generation space telescope, is armed with multiple functions, including wide view surveillance and ultra high-speed telescoping and tracing functions. If the telescope operates on the International Space Station, it can trace the source of light and objects on the earth, which travel at light's speed. When operating on the earth's surface, it can trace and photograph a fired billet that travels at 1 meter away.
Park's research team at Ewha Womans University has filed application for 28 patents to core technology for cameras, mirrors, and telescope and in Korea and broad. The operational principle of the space telescope and its production process, and the results of tests was introduced as 'News Breaks' in the February issue of the 'Laser Focus World', a world renowned journal in the field of optic technology and also in 'Optics Express', an international journal in optic field last December and March this year.
Professor Park said, "This new telescope will examine lightnings of higher atmosphere and particles of the universe and devote to explaining the correlations between the Earth and the universe. The newest telescopes will be loaded on Russian Satellites every 2 years."
Ewha Womans University will be boasting excellent research capacity in the field of universe research. The research team is planning to develop a telescope that is thirty times the size of the existing telescopes and load it on the Russian satellite with the 'Ewha' symbol on it in 2011. In addition, Ewha is working on telescopes used on small satellites of NASA and on Korean satellites.